Social Sciences
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International economists gather at UCSC Oct. 14-15 for annual conference
For Immediate Release SANTA CRUZ, CA–The Eighth Annual International Economics Conference will take place October 14-15 at the University Center at UC Santa Cruz. The event is sponsored each year by UCSC’s Santa Cruz Center for International Economics (SCCIE) to facilitate the exchange of ideas and the presentation of new research. With participants from the…
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Mystery Spot demonstrates power of perception, UC Santa Cruz psychologist explains
SANTA CRUZ, CA–For years, UC Santa Cruz psychology professor Bruce Bridgeman has taken college students to the Mystery Spot, a popular local tourist attraction, to demonstrate how the human brain works. Tourists flock to the Mystery Spot to enjoy the “puzzling variations in gravity, perspective, height and more,” leaving baffled and perplexed by the apparent…
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Three UCSC professors and two graduate students honored for teaching
SANTA CRUZ, CA–Three professors and two graduate students at the University of California, Santa Cruz, were honored for their teaching today (Thursday, September 29). The Division of Social Sciences presented the division’s Distinguished Teaching Award, known as the “Golden Apple Award,” during the dean’s annual fall convocation. The awards recognize outstanding undergraduate teaching in the…
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Faye Crosby receives top honor in social psychology, becoming third UCSC professor to win prestigious Kurt Lewin Award
SANTA CRUZ, CA–Faye J. Crosby, professor of psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and an expert on affirmative action, has received the Kurt Lewin Award, one of the most prestigious honors in social psychology. Crosby received the award from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), also known as Division…
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UCSC New Teacher Center director receives national education award
Ellen Moir, executive director of the New Teacher Center at the University of California, Santa Cruz, received the 2005 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education today (Tuesday, September 27) for her pioneering work in new teacher professional development. Also receiving the McGraw Prize this year were Barbara Taylor Bowman, cofounder of the Erikson Institute,…
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Skewed system facilitates death sentences and undermines fairness of capital punishment, says author of new book Death by Design
In a harsh critique of the death penalty before a gathering of the nation’s lawyers last month, U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens said recent exonerations of death row inmates reveal serious procedural flaws that undermine the way capital punishment is administered in this country. Stevens’s remarks before members of the American Bar Association…
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Economics Department at UC Santa Cruz ranked ninth in world in international finance
The Economics Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz, was ranked ninth in the world in the field of international finance in a survey of more than 300 public and private research universities. The ranking is based on the research productivity of faculty as measured by scholarly publications in 63 academic journals from 1993…
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UCSC professor Lucinda Pease-Alvarez joins innovative teacher-prep effort
Lucinda Pease-Alvarez, an associate professor of education at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is one of 17 educators around the country named to an innovative project that will develop a “virtual apprenticeship” for novice teachers. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has selected Pease-Alvarez and 16 others as the first Goldman-Carnegie Quest…
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Annual Harvest Festival at UC Santa Cruz on Saturday, October 8
With toe-tappin’ music, hay rides, pumpkin painting, and delectable edibles, the annual UC Santa Cruz Harvest Festival is always a great way to celebrate the changing of the seasons. This year’s festivities take place Saturday, October 8, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the UCSC Farm. Admission is free for kids 12 and under…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: UCSC faculty available to discuss aspects of Katrina aftermath
A number of faculty from UC Santa Cruz are available to discuss aspects of the post-Hurricane Katrina story. Their fields of expertise range from the science of climate change to the racial implications of the story; their contact information follows: Climate Change and Destructive Storms Lisa Sloan Professor of Earth sciences; Vice Provost and Dean…
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Three universities collaborate to offer new doctorate for professional educators
Ten students have begun a new doctoral program in educational leadership offered jointly by the University of California, Santa Cruz; San Jose State University; and California State University, Monterey Bay. First 10 students enrolled in new program offered by UC Santa Cruz, San Jose State University, and Caifornia State University, Monterey Bay The UC Regents…
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UCSC team to share environmental justice expertise with state air board
Environmental justice researchers are at the forefront of efforts to evaluate the risks posed by air pollution, particularly the disproportionate risks faced by residents of low-income and minority neighborhoods. So it’s good news that Manuel Pastor, professor of Latin American and Latino studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a leading researcher in…